Based on the author’s visit in 1965, this unique volume is written as a love letter to the mid-Wales county of Radnorshire. Within its autobiographical frame, this account covers the history and relig
Inspired by the history and nature of the poet’s region of mid-Wales, this collection?recommended by the Poetry Book Society?communicates an established voice of distinction and quiet authority and sy
Exploring the themes and landscapes of postindustrial Cardiff, this third installment of the Cardiff trilogy contains both observations and research on this changing city. Combining historical narrati
Delving into a town that rests on several borders within its country, this lively and engaging account takes a closer look at the fascinating Welsh town of Llanelli. From how to pronounce the village’
Dannie Abse, whose career as a poet spans sixty years, has made a huge contribution to the literature and literary life of Wales and to poetry and prose in the English language.This Sourcebook is an e
In this first collection from Hilary Menos, icebergs floating down the Thames jostle with transvestites in Singapore, aliens wading the Hudson Raver and the lively crew from the local slaughterhouse.
Simultaneously acerbic and controlled, this collection of poetry offers an unexpected mixture of lyrical cadences combined with an array of brutally honest stories. Basing many of its tales in Ireland
Skillfully crafted and vivid with detail, this collection of prose?examines the strength and fragility of life. From the heat of Africa to the warmth of France and the snowbound dales of northern Engl
Dedicated to no less than five saints and the seat of the Archbishop of Wales, Llandaff cathedral has been the hub of the Church in Wales since the eleventh century. In this, the first book about it f
This new, expanded edition of Welsh Quilts is an authoritative guide to the history and art of the quilt in Wales. Expert author Jen Jones has added many new, high quality colour images ? some never s
Maggie Harris’ short-story collection Writing on Water is told through voices from the Caribbean where she was born and Britain where she has lived as an adult, and through them, the wider world. Thes
Paul Deaton’s eagerly awaited debut poetry collection, A Watchful Astronomy, collects many of the pieces that have appeared in magazines and in an early pamphlet, Black Knight (Eyewear). Deaton&
John Morris’s new book is an investigation into the Clydach murders in South Wales in 1999 in which Mandy Power, her mother and two daughters were battered to death. Morris contends that, althou
Jonathan Tulloch has written a pitch perfect realization of Larkin's poetic world. Arriving in 1950s Hull, Arthur Merryweather finds himself lodging with the landlady from hell, and falling in lov
The explosive nature of Welsh literature is present everywhere in Slanderous Tongues, as the authors reflect on the tensions between languages, between cultures, between an ardent nationalism and its
In The Roots of Rock, from Cardiff to Mississippi and Back Peter Finch reflects on how popular music has shaped both his life and the culture in which he lives, from first hearing American music on th
Author and photographer Phil Cope takes his camera on a journey through the sacred wells of Scotland from the Borders to the Orkney Islands. On his way he discovers wells in city centres and, quite li
What with religious wars, piracy on the high seas, global plagues and a looming oil shortage, it's not so far-fetched to imagine a medieval world of the near future. And this is exactly what Russell C
Part fable, part mystery, Star-Shot is a stylish debut novel set in and around National Museum Cardiff in a time that is almost, but not quite, our own. As their paths cross in a circumscribed world o
